Why Hardison Left The Team In Leverage: Redemption | Screen Rant

Aldis Hodge reprises his role as hacker Alec Hardison in Leverage’s revival, Leverage: Redemption, but Hardison left the team early in the season–why? The revival picks up nearly a decade after the original series ended as the crew gets back together to pull a few more cons. Despite his importance to the team, Hardison only appears in the first two episodes, a surprising absence for the audience-favorite character.

Since Leverage ended and Nate and Sophie retired, Hardison, Parker, and Eliot have been running Leverage International, expanding the team’s mission of fleecing the rich and powerful on a global scale. Sophie then comes out of retirement for Leverage: Redemption after the death of Timothy Hutton's Nate. Parker and Eliot return to the old team with her, but Hardison finds himself indispensable to their international work. After only one con, Hardison resumes traveling around the world and his foster sister Breanna Casey steps into his shoes as the main hacker on the crew.

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As it turns out, Hardison had to be written off the show early on because of the demands of Aldis Hodge’s increasingly busy schedule. When Hodge first starred in Leverage, he was still early in his career, taking on the role at the age of 20. Since the show ended, Hodge has appeared in a string of projects and his career has only grown. On television, he starred in Underground and TURN: Washington’s Spies, while he has also had major roles in the movies Hidden Figures, One Night in Miami, and last year's box office hit, The Invisible Man.

While Hodge is returning to his beloved role in Leverage: Redemption, he also has a starring role as DeCourcy Ward in City on a Hill and his biggest role to date playing Justice Society of America member Carter Hall, a.k.a. Hawkman in Dwayne Johnson's upcoming DCEU movie Black Adam which is currently filming. Hodge's busy schedule did not allow for him to return to Leverage full-time, but Hardison may soon make another appearance. While the first eight episodes of the season were released in July, the second half of the season will release later in 2021. As Hodge was announced as a series regular in the revival, it’s likely Hardison will come back into play later in the season.

Audiences haven’t seen the last of Hardison, and the revival has left the door open for Aldis Hodge to return any time his packed schedule allows. After Black Adam finishes filming, Hodge doesn't appear to have anything major on his calendar, so he may have more time to shoot a few more episodes depending on the revival's shooting schedule. Throughout the season, Parker and Eliot commented on Hardison's activities in various countries as he stayed in constant contact with the team. Either way, it's clear Hardison will continue to be important to the crew as Leverage: Redemption wraps up its first season.

Next: What To Expect From Leverage: Redemption Part 2

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By: Christy Box
Title: Why Hardison Left The Team In Leverage: Redemption | Screen Rant
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Published Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2021 21:13:55 GMT